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Man, other week has past, and we're already a good way into the January! Where has time gone!

So, the Atsugi area is quite different than Fuchu for one big reason, there are hills. Fuchu was just a flat city sprawl, but now Atsugi is a city sprawl that decided that it wanted to do the wave. And by do
the wave, I mean it decided to be like 10 mountains in a row, so you always seem to be going up or down. Actually, the area by the apartment is very flat, but a place we biked up to last night was
insane. It was way awesome! I had a great time, and look forward to getting legs the size of tree trunks!

So, like I've said, Atsugi has a lot of people that speak a language other than English. The missionaries in our district and a neighboring area put together a family home evening event for Spanish/ Portuguese speakers on Saturday. It was way good, but it I couldn't understand all that much. It was just like being in the MTC again! But, despite not being able to understand almost any of the Portuguese, I could still feel the Spirit that was being shared as the lesson was taught. Just another example to me of how powerful a person's testimony can be; the words don't matter, being a good speaker doesn't have any impact, any amount of eloquence won't change anything. If you testify
from your heart, the Spirit will always bear witness. I know that is true.

This week I had a way cool experience with trying to follow the Spirit. Elder Ayala and I were heading back to the apartment, but we felt like we should bike his different way home. We went, and I could tell the Spirit wanted us to go there, but I had no idea where there was. We passed our apartment and kept going, and just kept looking around for what the Spirit was leading us to. Well, we found a way nice guy who talked with us for a while, and we shared our message with him. It was a very powerful witness that Heavenly Father will guide us in our efforts to follow the Spirit, and as we strive to fulfill our duties, He will light the way for us. Reach out, do your best to serve those around you as the Spirit directs, and watch as the Lord performs miracles through you.

I love you all! Have a fantastic week!

Elder Nelson

PS I have a feeling today I haven't felt in a long time. The roof of my mouth is burned from eating a slice of pizza that was too hot. It feels just like home.
PPS In case you were wondering, McDonalds, Walmart, and Costco are all exactly the same all over the world. Except our McDonald's has fish burgers. Haha! #winning

The FHE, with Elder Nelson caught mid blink